Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-20
there is no corn in Yankton county
which Will eGunl bis.

Iheye is q ramon about town this after
noon that some new insane asylam
trustees have been appointed.
Major Murphy has been taking the
hog census of Yankton and Cedar ceun-
ties and he says the crop of 1887 will be
double the crop Of 1886. He says swine
are doing we'll everywhere in this sec
tion and that losses from disease will be
very light. All Indications promise a
bountifnl pork harvest.
Last week Secretary Teller, of the
board OF trade, wrots the eastern can
ming company which oontemplates
putting in q factory here nad among
other items gave them freight rates on
tin. To-day he writes them again noti-
tying them that rates have been reduced
five cents per hundred by the new freight
arrangement.
Andrew Mckee, son OF the postmaster
at Walshtown, Yankton county, swal-
lowed q large dose OF corrosive sublimate
by mistake yesterday afternoon and
narrowly escaped death from the effects
of the poison. DR.. w. J.. Murphy, of
Yankton, was called to attend him and
only the arduous labor of the physician
and friends saved the young mans life.
The contract for the Yankton oil mill
ives closed to-day by the board Of trade
| with MIR. Archer and it specifies that the
mill will be in operation October LIST. Mr..
Archer is to erect a building 70z3O along
side the Northwestern track in the west
end of the city. Another oil company
threatens to come in and erect q second
mill alongside of the Archer mill if it
goes up.
The musquito crop which has been
rather backward this year has finally ri
pened and the nights are made musical
by the merry hum of the pestiferous
insect. This year the %musquitoe's prong
is unusually sharp on the point and his
arrangement for inserting poison hypo-
dermically is backed mp by a force pump
of enormous power and all advantages
thus conspiring he will spend o pleasant
summer in Dakota.
A heavy storm cloud of ominous hue
covered Yankton about midnight last
night and emptled its contents OF s.rain,
wind and electricity upon the city and
the surrounding country. The wind was
strong and the lightning fast and
furious and out Of it all the ground took
a good soaking. A barn belonging to
A. W. Barber, on his Third street wood
yard lot, was struck by lightning and
some OF the tlmbers in the stfueture
splintered.
Ned o. Calhoun, formerly of Yankton,
was one of the first citizens of Mitchell,
to hunt up the delegation from Yanktor
which recently attended the firemen'l
tournament and his Joy OF seeing the
Fountain City people was 30 great tina
he was almost persuaded to follow tht
Yanktonites back to their abiding place
Mr.. Calhoun, however, possesses a lsrgt
farm very near to Mitchell, and he anG
his family are enjoying the fruits of {
life OF enterprise and hard work, Thi
family has many friends in Yanktor
who will rejoice in their prosperity enc
will wihh them o continuance Of tn,
same.
A travelling man who gives bis name q
VIM. Smith made complaint this morn
ing that he had been robbed OF $25 b.
Annie Moag, q roomer ct Tom Douglas
Second street carpet cleaning establish
: ment. He said he had been begnile'
!. into the house by the frail Annie aat
that Douglas had represented hef as
v%irtuous sort OF a girl. After leaving tn
place he found himself short the amour
above state and Annie was a~pprehends'
n for the theft, She paid over the none.
and the matter was dropped. Tor
Douglas was then, arrested charged wit
harboripg persons of doubtful character
it appearing that Annie rented a ROOF
g from him. The case was brought befor
Justice Pratt and after a hearing Douglt
was discharged.
: Children's day was appropriately Of
served yesterday at the A. M. q. churc
= in this city, the occasion having bee
Z postponed from the previous Sabbat
the regular ehildreu's day ordered
the church. through unavoidable circur
: -s.anrea Yestsrdsy's exeroises we're il
~ troduced through Superintendent Stu
gis, who made some happy remark
outlining the object of children's day al
the great work the A. Nj. E. Sundf
'e school is doing ell over the state
Essays were given on the Sunday soho
q and it's work by John B. Norris, Miss
10 Chapman and j. Davis and upon ii
g. contents of these papers elaborate r
marks were made by N. Graves ard MI
Lewis. TIE exercises closed with o fe
u remarks by the pastor, Rev. r. a. w
y liamson, and q collection of five dole
~ was taken ND. There will be preachii
Tonight at the A. M. e. church by t
pastor.
q At Christ church yesterday nlorni
and evening there were interesting 8
vices which we're witnessed and listen
10 from well filed pews. Bishop Hare
$, fhe morning preached from the pull
and there were present besi6es the n
cor Rev. Messrs Hines OF Elk Poi